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About Paya Village

Paya is a small village in Hayuliang tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 13 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Hayuliang
Pincode 792102
Population 28
Male Population 13
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paya compares

By the 2011 count Paya is the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 95 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Paya

Paya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paya from other places

Paya lies about 32 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 90 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paya
Tehsil headquarters Hayuliang 14 km
District headquarters Anjaw 32 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 90 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 98 km

Villages closest to Paya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hayuliang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Paya

As per the Census of India 2011, Paya village had a population of 28. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 95 residents.

Paya village has 13 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paya has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Paya is 792102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paya falls under Hayuliang tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paya is Dangari, about 90 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paya.

Paya is about 32 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paya is in Hayuliang tehsil of Anjaw district. Hayuliang is about 14 km away. Anjaw is about 32 km away. Dangari is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamaliang (under 2 km), Takaliang (under 2 km) and Zapaliang (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paya today is likely to be higher.

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